Gorm "the Old", King of Denmark

Abt 840 - 950  (111 years)

• Name	Gorm
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Abt 840  [1]
  History	in 883, he was crowned the King of Denmark. He was opposed Christianity. In 905, he was crowned the King of East Anglia.  [2]
  Death	After 950  [2]
  Burial	Jelling, Denmark   [2]
  		Memorials to King Gorm and Queen Thyri Carved as memorials to King Gorm "the Old" and Queen Thyri, over a thousand years ago, these two stones stand in the yard of a Romanesque church in Jelling, Denmark.
  Person ID	I5029	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Harold II, King of Staelland   d. 899, Denmark
  Mother	Bertrade, Princess of Norway
  Family ID	F3927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thyra Danebord   d. Abt 935, Denmark
  Children	+ 1. Gunhild + 2. Harold III "Bluetooth", King of Denamrk and Norway,   b. Abt 910   d. 1 Nov 988 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F3926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Burial - - Jelling, Denmark  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).